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9. PAKATILAPIA GIBBICEPS, Blgr. 



Bouleug., Trans. Zool. Soc., xviii, 1911, p. 411, pi. xliii, fig. 1, arid 

 Freshw. Fish. Africa, iii, p. 354, fig. 240 (1915). 



Teeth, an outer row of small conical teeth, a little separate from 

 two irregular series of minute teeth. Depth of body 2J times in total 

 length excluding caudal, length of head 2- iimes. Head If times as 

 long as broad, upper profile very convex above the eye ; snout rounded, 



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a little bi'oader than long, shorter than postocular part of head ; eye 

 4^ times in length of head, 1J times in interorbital width, equal to 

 preorbital depth ; mouth extending to below anterior border of eye ; 

 4 series of scales on the cheek, width of scaly part a little greater 

 than diameter of eye. Gill-rakers short, posterior T-shaped, 11 on 

 lower part of anterior arch. 



Dorsal xiv 13 ; spines increasing in length to the last, which is 

 length of head ; longest soft rays |- length of head. Pectoral about 

 as long as head, reaching vertical of origin of anal. Ventral reaching 

 beyond origin of anal. Anal iii 10 ; 3rd spine | length of head. 



